The article neglects to mention that there are already such services available.<p><a href="https://storj.io" rel="nofollow">https://storj.io</a><p><a href="https://maidsafe.net" rel="nofollow">https://maidsafe.net</a><p>An interesting reddit (though aged):<p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2b4sl4/storjio_likely_a_disaster_in_the_making_does/" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/2b4sl4/storjio_lik...</a><p>Having briefly scanned the above company's reddits I get the feeling that the motive for participation is primarily people hoping for another altcoin unicorn. Which begs the question, what will happen to the available storage (and your files along with it) once people get (inevitably?) disappointed and withdraw from the service?